Jim Norton

James Joseph "Jim" Norton, Jr. (born July 19, 1968) is an American comedian, radio personality, author, and actor. He is the co-host of the Opie with Jim Norton show with Gregg Hughes, which airs on Sirius XM Radio and was previously the third mic on The Opie & Anthony Show. Norton has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Late Show with David Letterman, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has filmed a HBO stand-up special for the series One Night Stand as well as his special "Monster Rain", co-starred in the short-lived HBO sitcom Lucky Louie, and had cameos in the films Spider-Man, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and Courting Condi.

Norton hosted a four-episode stand-up showcase for HBO titled Down and Dirty with Jim Norton and appeared on The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget. He was also in Jerry Seinfeld's 2002 documentary Comedian. Norton was a regular guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Jim drove a forklift at a warehouse, while at night he would go to open mic nights.
Jim went into rehab at the age of 18, for alcohol and drug abuse.
Jim attempted suicide when was 18, by cutting his wrist. He says it wasn't a real suicide attempt, but more of a an attention seeking action.
Jim often talks about a dream he had as a child involving the members of the band KISS beating him up, throwing him down stairs, and then comforting him afterwards.
In his October 2007 HBO special, Norton told a joke about America's poker craze in which he admitted that he was a recovering alcoholic and addict.
Jim has mentioned many times that he completed rehab at age eighteen and has been sober since.